Collection of essays on facilitating the transition of youth with disabilities from high school. Citation: Paul Wehman (ed) (2006). Life Beyond the Classroom: Transition Strategies for Young People With Disabilities. Baltimore, Paul Brookes Publishing Co. Link to resource
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The Three C’s of Family Involvement, Things I Wish I had Known
Familiarity with public school systems does not prepare families for adult disability service systems in which there are multiple points of contact and a variety of service delivery and support paradigms. This essay provides tools and suggestions to families for…
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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors’ Identified Transition Competencies: Perceived Importance, Frequency, and Preparedness
Examines vocational rehabilitation counselors’ perceptions of transition competencies. Survey assesses and ranks VR professionals’ perceptions of the importance of transition competencies, their preparedness to provide transition services, and the frequency with which they do so. Perceptions of importance were greater…
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The Role of Postsecondary Education in the Path From High School to Work for Youth With Disabilities
Study looks at the relative importance of disability-related and traditional predictors of college attendance on likelihood that students with disabilities will attend a four-year college. It finds that traditional predictors (parent education, socioeconomic status, high school grades and minority status)…
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Collaboration Strategies to Facilitate Successful Transition of Students with Disabilities in a Changing Higher Education Environment
Describes University of Connecticut strategies for working with students with disabilities transitioning from high school from pre-admission through their college experience for the purpose of accommodation, ensuring nondiscrimination, and assisting in the transition process. Includes inter-departmental collaboration within the university…
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When Vocational Rehabilitation and Schools Work Together to Improve Youth Transition — Innovative Strategies from Iowa
Describes Iowa program in which Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services partners with area and local education agencies to provide guidance, training, and technical assistance to schools and local VR agencies in implementing a collaborative transition process for students. Describes the Transition…
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Providing Supports to Youth with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood: Case Descriptions from the Youth Transition Demonstration
Article describes three Social Security Administration-initiated Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects that include individualized work-based experiences, youth empowerment, family supports, system linkages, social and health services, SSA work incentive waivers, and benefits counseling. Citation: Luecking, R. G., and Wittenburg, D.…
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Predictors of Postschool Employment Outcomes for Young Adults With Severe Disabilities
Study uses the NLTS-2 survey to explore multivariate correlations among available data on student demographics, student skills, family factors and high school career development programming and employment status two years after high school for young adults with “severe disabilities.” Young…
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Employment and Post-Secondary Educational Activities for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders During the Transition to Adulthood
This report describes the post-high school educational and occupational activities of 66 young adults with autism spectrum disorders who had recently exited the secondary school system. Analyses indicated low rates of employment in the community, with the majority of young…
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Jobs by 21 Partnership Project: Impact of Cross-System Collaboration on Employment Outcomes of Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities
In 2007 the Washington state legislature developed the Jobs by 21 Partnership Project to identify and demonstrate best practices in sustainable partnerships among Washington’s school and adult service systems in increasing employment of young adults with developmental disabilities. Evaluation shows…
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